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If you have submitted a request
for access to a record or for correction of your personal
information to a public body and you are not satisfied with
the response, you may ask the Commissioner to review the
matter. This includes the failure of the public body to
respond within the time frames specified in the
Act.
If you are a third party (a person or organization other
than the applicant or the public body) and you have been
notified by a public body that they intend to release
information that may be harmful to your business interests,
you may ask the Commissioner to review the public bodies
decision.
In addition, you may ask the Commissioner to investigate
complaints about an extension of time for responding to a
request, a fee required under the
Act, failure of a public
body to fulfill its duty to assist an applicant, or any
other circumstance where you feel your access or privacy
rights have been violated.
If you wish to request a review by the Commissioner or file
a complaint you may do so by writing a letter to this Office
or by completing the
prescribed form (PDF). Please attach all relevant
documentation including a copy of your original Application
for Access and a copy of the public body’s response. We will
not accept requests for review or complaints by e-mail. If
you have any questions or concerns regarding this process
please contact our Office and we will assist you.
On completion of a review, we will provide you and the
public body with a report on our findings. A public body
must respond to any recommendations in the report. If you
are not satisfied with the Commissioner’s findings or with
the response of the public body, you may appeal the decision
to the Supreme Court Trial Division. In certain
circumstances, the Commissioner may appeal a decision of a
public body or intervene as a party to an appeal.
There is no cost to file a request for review or complaint
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